Maldives government has said that India has withdrawn all its troops from Maldives.
President Mohammed Moizzu set May 10 as the deadline to withdraw all Indian troops from the country. Was. The President is considered a pro-China leader.
The repatriation of about 90 Indian military personnel posted in Maldives was a major issue in the election campaign of Mohammed Moizzu.
Chief Spokesperson of the President’s Office. Hina Waleed told a news portal that the last batch of Indian soldiers deployed in Maldives have been sent back. However, he did not give information about the exact number of Indian soldiers.
Hina Waleed said that information about the number of soldiers will be given later. Indian military personnel were deployed in Maldives for the operation and maintenance of two helicopters and Dornier aircraft gifted by India.
Earlier, the Maldives government had announced that 51 soldiers would be sent back to India on Monday. given. The government, quoting official documents, had informed about the presence of 89 Indian soldiers in Maldives.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had told reporters on Thursday (May 9) that the first and second wave of Indian personnel The contingent has returned to India and Indian technical personnel have now been deputed to operate the three Indian aviation platforms.
This development comes amid the visit of Maldives Foreign Minister Musa Jamir to India. He met Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday.